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PGC exposes the truth of IR35's pitiful tax take
PCG, the association that represents freelancers and contractors in the UK, can now reveal the exact amount the restrictive IR35 tax regulation rakes in for the Government.

Antur reaps rewards of increasing its profile
Despite being in the middle of a recession, Welsh insurance broker Antur Insurance is celebrating its most successful month yet after changing the way it operates across Wales.

PCG says accountants on expenses for senior Ministers highlights morally indefensible system
PCG, the representative voice of the UK freelance community, has expressed its exasperation after nine members of the Cabinet put the cost of professional help with their personal tax affairs on their parliamentary office allowances.

Hilton re-awarded five stars for 10th year in a row
A top city hotel has been re-awarded its five star status for the tenth year in a row.

Day in the life- Marketing Director
Steve Sulley is the Marketing Director at Peacheys Chartered Accountants in Newport

When the going gets tough – Marketing keeps going!
Louise Worth is a Chartered Marketer and PHD Research Student at Newport Business School, University of Wales, Newport. For more help and advice from The Chartered Institute of Marketing see www.cim.co.uk/marketingresources.

Day in the life - Hotel General Manager
Marie Fagan is general manger of the Hilton Hotel in Cardiff city centre. Marie retuned to Cardiff, following a career with the Hilton group across hotels in the UK and Europe her role is to ensure all guests are happy and everything in the hotel runs like clockwork.

Beacons Business Interiors - Top ten tips for your office fit out
Bbi is a multi-disciplined company offering a comprehensive range of facilities support services including account management, interior design and space planning, mechanical and electrical design, project management, internal construction, office furniture, corporate signage and consultancy services. For more information, visit www.bbi-uk.com

30 second Travel Guide - Stockholm
Stockholm is one of the most knowledgeable and IT-intensive cities in the world, but it has always struggled to fight off its image as a cold and outrageously expensive capital. Until now. Sweden’s medieval metropolis, set on a stunning archipelago of over 30,000 islands, is fast becoming a top destination for business travellers. Here are our top tips for getting the most out of a trip to Scandinavia’s cheapest city.

Ex-Rockwool MD to pass on skills to SMEs to help Wales out of recession
A Briton Ferry businessman has swapped the business big time for the first rung of the venture ladder to help grassroots enterprises get Wales out of the recession.

Improving cash flow in a challenging economy - Deloitte’s 10 tips for entrepreneurs
Access to debt and equity markets is proving increasingly difficult in the current economic climate, making the freeing up of cash the focal point for many Welsh entrepreneurs, according to Deloitte, the business advisory firm.

Luke Morris - The Enterprise MVP
Continuing our series of interviews based on key people in the Welsh Business landscape, we talk to Luke Morris, a Cardiff based Area Sales Manager for Luminar Leisure. So successful has Luke Morris been in his position that he is being honoured as our very first Enterprise Magazine MVP - Most Valuable Player. A success for the present and a talent for the future. Watch out for his rise to the very top of the entertainment industry tree.

Why tackling gender equality in the workplace makes business sense
Businesses risk losing out on skilled and experienced staff as a result of inflexible working practices. Finding innovative ways to attract and retain a skilled and diverse workforce will go a long way in creating a workforce geared up for success, particularly in the current economic climate. Ed Pereira has been looking at new project designed to help employers do just that.

Steve Jobs
Business Quotes from - Steve Jobs (CEO Apple)

Harry Lewis
Harry Lewis is the Head of HSBC Private Bank for Wales and the South West. In this column he assesses how the High Net Worth individual will be seeing the current downturn.

Neil Cocker - Your personal online brand
Tom hits on a crucial fact about social media and online branding - You can’t just expect to just constantly promote yourself and your products. There’s a certain amount of give and take

Doug Richard
Times are hard Doug. How are you coping? In terms of my own portfolio, better than expected. My life is composed of getting involved with early stage high-risk, hightech businesses, and if I look across the portfolio of businesses that I’m involved in, most of the bad things have already happened - the ones that remain are doing pretty well and those that were struggling and unable to access funding have already fallen.

How to market effectively during a downturn
Richard Houdmont, The Chartered Institute of Marketing’s Director for Wales, look at how to market effectively during a downturn.

Vanessa Schotes
Here at Enterprise we like to track the rising stars in the Welsh business scene. Indeed we have been following the meteroic rise of this marketing mover & shaker from her early beginnings at a Cardif Bay agency through to her key role at one of Wales’ top companies. Vanessa Schotes is the Head of Marketing at Arriva Trains Wales and is making waves with her ability to put cutting edge campaigns in front of the commuting masses.

Redundancy - not the only answer
As the recession continues to bite, redundancy is not the only road to cutting costs according to the employment law team at Dolmans solicitors.

It’s the 21st Century - Stop Managing
Apart from his day job as University Director, Dr Paul Thomas heads up DNA Wales, a critical thinktank organization which researches and examines leadership in business. He believes that the main issue for the 21st century business, large or small, private or public, lies in outdated management thinking.

How getting the right brand - is crucial to a successful business
In today’s marketplace, recession and downturn are the hot topics. So is it possible to grow your brand with success during these difficult times?

Harsher economic conditions are forcing us all to take stock
With the onset of a recession in the UK, for many companies the prospect of looking at their CSR fills them with dread. Some forward thinking companies though, are pushing forward with their CSR commitments and are making a real difference in their community. Through this article we see it from the charity perspective as well as from the SME viewpoint.

Recession mustn’t detract from ‘Jobs for All’ aim
Marcella Maxwell of Working Links argues that employers should still consider the long term unemployed as a valuable resource in today’s labour market. Marcella Maxwell is Wales Director of Working Links, a UK public-private-voluntary partnership that helps longterm unemployed people return to work.

How do I become a lay inspector for Estyn?
Lay inspectors are now an integral part of inspection teams in schools. It can be a challenging role but definitely worthwhile.

Gwyneth Moore
Gwyneth Moore is Associate Director with Cardiff based agency Equinox PR. She’s worked in PR and marketing for about 15 years and was once a graphic designer, in the days when people still did some artwork by hand! She’s worked for an IT specialist PR agency running national and global accounts and also ran her own consultancy. Gwyneth sees the digital revolution as the most exciting thing that’s happened to the PR industry and thinks DPR (digital public relations) is fundamentally changing the way we work.

7 advanced sales tips to get more revenue in a recession
Sales people who need to beat targets to help their business perform better in the recession are being offered seven free high level sales tips.They’ve been identified by sales and management development expert Mark Jacobs of The Mdina Partnership

Top ten travel tips - How to safely transport your enterprise through the recession
For many Welsh enterprises the intensifying recession and fragility of the national and wider global economies is presenting ever greater challenges. As the financial year draws to an end, savvy entrepreneurs will be analysing financial figures and considering ways of slim-lining business practices in 2009/10 to remain competitive. However, the business benefits of opting for public over private transport should not be simply translated as direct cost savings to the bottom line. For example, green entrepreneurs may consider the long-term benefits and return to their business by reducing their carbon footprint. Here Vanessa Schotes, Head of Marketing for Arriva Trains Wales offers some essential travel tips on using public transport to help keep vital cash in your pocket.

SCS Group wins £340k Wembley City contract
The SCS Group, one of the UK’s leading providers of ventilation and building management systems and smoke control solutions, has been awarded a £340k contract for work on the new Wembley City development.

John Lewis Cardiff counts down to September opening date
The countdown to the John Lewis shop opening in Cardiff has begun and in 133 days the doors will open on a new department store that will change the face of shopping in Cardiff.